Direct2D Succinctly by Chris RoseEnglish | March 6, 2018 | ASIN: B07B9FGQJH | 166 Pages | PDF | 3 MBIf you've ever tried to work with Direct2D from scratch, you may have found the boilerplate code overwhelming. With Direct2D Succinctly by Chris Rose, you have a straightforward, step-by-step guide to rendering graphics with Direct2D.

Cassandra Succinctly by Marko ŠvaljekEnglish | March 5, 2018 | ASIN: B07B8MZHF1 | 121 Pages | PDF | 2 MBApache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database system noted for its consistency, its ability to run on commodity hardware, and its easy deployment to cloud infrastructure. With Cassandra Succinctly by Marko Švaljek, you will learn the architecture behind Cassandra that makes it a reliable system, including how hashes are used to identify where data is stored, how choosing the right replication factor can enhance or hinder performance, and how the system handles updating and deleting data.

SQL on Azure Succinctly by Parikshit SavjaniEnglish | March 5, 2018 | ASIN: B07B8HT5MQ | 119 Pages | PDF | 5 MBThe nature of business today demands that companies have an online presence. In SQL on Azure Succinctly, author Parikshit Savjani shows how companies can use SQL Server on Azure to innovate their online properties without investing heavily in infrastructure. Savjani discusses the reasons behind using SQL on Azure and reviews the scenarios, considerations, and configuration design optimizations that make it a viable option for enterprise.